ARTICLE I: IN GENERAL

Section

   2.101   Form of government

   2.102   Town Council; composition

   2.103   Same; terms

   2.104   Same; eligibility

   2.105   Compensation; increases; actual expenses

   2.106   Mayor; duties

   2.107   Mayor Pro Tem; duties

   2.108   Oath of office; required

Editor’s note:

   This article derives from the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, the town questionnaire and generally accepted municipal practices. (Also, see Article IV, this chapter, for Municipal Elections.)

§ 2.101 FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

   The form of government for the town shall be the Mayor - Council.

(S.C. Code §§ 5-5-10 and 5-9-10 et seq.)  (Prior Code, § 2.101)

Cross-reference:

   Related provisions, see Appendix C

§ 2.102 TOWN COUNCIL; COMPOSITION.

   The Town Council shall be composed of a Mayor and of four Council members.

(Prior Code, § 2.102)

§ 2.103 SAME; TERMS.

   The term of office for Mayor shall be four years; for Council it shall be four years.

(S.C. Code § 5-15-40)  (Prior Code, § 2.103)

Editor’s note:

   In a letter dated December 11, 1995, the Department of Justice let stand a change from two-year to four-year terms for Council.

§ 2.104 SAME; ELIGIBILITY.

   To be eligible for the office of Mayor or as a member of the Council, a candidate shall be a qualified elector of the municipality.

(S.C. Code § 7-5-120)  (Prior Code, § 2.104)

Cross-reference:

   Qualifications for voting, see § 2.416.